Clarksville 2nd-graders win bench for poem celebrating Earth Day

The bench, made of recycled plastic, came from Polly Products of Mulliken. It was given to the class by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

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The poetic efforts of Mrs. Keiffer's second-grade class at Clarksville Elementary School were rewarded recently, when the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality gave the students a recycled bench for their school.The class won a drawing for a bench made of recycled plastic with their original poem celebrating Earth Day. The bench came from Polly Products, a Mulliken company that produces benches, tables, chairs, trash cans, recycling bins and other products from recycled plastics.Here's their award-winning poem:The Great EarthBy Mrs. Keiffer's 2nd Grade Class, Clarksville Elementary SchoolEarth Day is an awesome day!Get outside to clean and play!Pick up trash and junk tooThanks for all the good you do!It is good for me and youTo help and clean the air too!You can plant trees todayAnd tomorrow too, YAY!If you clean the Earth each day,Everyone will cheer, HOORAY!

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